Researchers have identified stark differences between adolescent males and females during the height of the pandemic restrictions.
Given its remit and membership, the inquiry is unlikely to break new ground – and has met fierce opposition even before starting its work.
It appears to have become more prevalent, visible, and possibly also more politicised in post-pandemic times, as general trust in governments and mainstream media declines.
A four-year study of households has shown how the increasing focus on our homes as sites of work, rest and play can increase energy use despite soaring prices.
Research shoes Australians are embracing their first lockdown-free festive season since 2019.
Season seven of Monash University’s podcast, ‘What Happens Next?’, kicks off with a focus on focus. Has the average attention span dropped in the age of social media and smartphones?
German doctors have reported success in treating patients with severe lupus, using cell treatments like those used for some forms of blood cancer.
As the pandemic continues to threaten our mental health, a groundbreaking “living lab” is set to reimagine how we identify and treat problems.
An interdisciplinary “One Health” approach and strong decision-making are our best defences against the next zoonotic-disease outbreak.
The recent TramLab collaboration examines the issues impacting safety and perceptions of safety for women and girls on Victorian public transport.
High-pressure, high-stakes, high-intensity and high-workload environments are leading to a mental health crisis among our frontline healthcare workers.
There’s more we can do to help ourselves and others in such challenging times, and mindfulness may be one approach that can sustain us.
Turbulent factors and forces in education and employment are shaping the uncertain futures of young people.
Research shows last year’s lockdowns in Victoria were associated with near double the population prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms.
We need to fix our COVID-19 and vaccine rollout interpreting services – and translated information – so vulnerable pockets of our diverse population aren’t forgotten.
Nepali temporary migrants have been acutely affected by the COVID pandemic due to their concentration in casualised, precarious work in the healthcare, hospitality and services industries.
Women have been fighting poverty pay, long hours and unsafe working conditions long before COVID-19 hit.
Addiction remains shrouded in stigma, while the system through which we provide addiction treatment in Australia is fragmented and failing. There's no better time to address these issues.
While the COVID restrictions presented challenges at every level, for a school in Melbourne's east, the growth and development from the experience was transformational.
The billion-dollar backpackers will play an important role in the post-COVID tourism economy recovery.
Australia has an opportunity to design a recovery strategy that strengthens our resilience to future shocks and ensures the country’s long-term, sustainable prosperity.
This pandemic-grounded global trip-planner and software developer is using ‘downtime’ to mentor the next generation of entrepreneurs.
A single centralised institute dedicated to infectious diseases and planning for potential future pandemics wouldn’t work in Australia.
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